So here's chapter two!! The next chapter won't be nearly so fast. This one was already written for the most part, that's why it didn't take much time. All those who wanted to know, Harry is roughly a year younger then the G-boys. I blurred the age on purpose, sorry for the confusion.
I have an important question to ask you guys at the end of the chapter. You the readers will decide this, because I can't make up my mind. So read, enjoy, review, and answer the poll.
I hope this lives up to everyone's expectations.
Ohhh.... and I own nothing! Not Gundam Wing (I wish) or Harry Potter. (Do you guys know that I actually have four other ideas for a GW/HP crossover? Four! This is the one that I already know exactly what will happen... the others are too up in the air... so I published this one first. I love GW/HP crossovers!!
Chapter 2: Then Hide Yourself Away
The dog had been haunting the streets for five years. After five years of sneaking around trash bins and back alleys, he was a well known figure in the area, and he knew it better than anyone could guess. He hadn't always been there. One day he had just shown up, sprawled in the alley behind Lucy Whitby's School for the Gifted. He had been severely injured with the most notable being his broken paw.
When Mrs. Whitby came to open the school the next morning she had seen the small, shaggy black dog struggling to get up, like a pup learning how to walk. The effort was compounded by the broken paw, but when she attempted to go over to the dog it yelped and scuttled awkwardly into the shadows. It limped now, a result of the broken paw never being set.
"He's never let anyone near him before, you know." Peter was a very ordinary boy with no real desire to do much else but survive the war. He didn't ask too many questions, but he was always a fountain of information, "People would try and get close to him and he takes off. He's really good at it too. Just disappears sometimes when the animal catchers come around. They'll be gaining on him and he'll run around a corner then he's just... gone."
Peter stretched back and looked at his companion. "A lot of funny stuff happens around him, I swear. I was with Jude having lunch the one day and the burger Jude was about to eat just... popped out of existence. And I see the dog running away with a burger in its mouth. Freaky..."
His companion raised a thin black eyebrow at that, "Hn."
"Yeah, I know. Crazy."
Chang Wufei sipped at his water and looked across the street and at the green eyed dog that was intently watching him.
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When Wufei had first come to L1 and integrated himself into the Whitby School for the Gifted for his current mission he had immediately noticed the shaggy black dog that hung around the area, as he noticed every detail. The thing that had made the dog stand out was the way it had taken notice of him, watching him carefully. As though he knew Wufei didn't belong there.
So three days before his target came to the area he headed for school earlier then his classmates. With a string of sausages he entered the back alley that the dog frequented, not entirely sure as to why he was doing this. Something about the green-eyed dog drew Wufei in and while he did not understand it, he had never questioned his instincts.
"You are here, right?" he asked the empty alley, bathed in morning sunrise. He felt silly calling out, like the dog would understand. But intelligent green eyes peered out from the shadows watching him warily.
"Here boy," he said, tossing a few of the sausages towards him. "You watch me so often you have made me curious." The dog snuck quietly forward and snatched the sausages, retreating a few feet before settling to quickly eat what he had. "Why do you not go near anyone?" he asked tossing the next couple of sausages.
This time the dog didn't shuffle back but remained where the sausages landed. "Do you fear people? If so, I can tell you that it is highly doubtful that I'd have reason to hurt you." He fell silent when the dog paused in eating and lifted his head to watch Wufei with a very human look of hope. It was enough to leave Wufei without anything to say. Instead he watched as the dog finished the sausages he had and slowly crept forward. It stopped right where Wufei was crouched and nosed the last few sausages in Wufei's hands. He let the dog have them and very slowly, so as not to scare the timid creature began to stroke the matted fur.
"The others call you dog, but that is not a name." Wufei spoke low and soft, "Everyone needs a proper name, to show that they exist." He looked at the expressive green eyes that watched him even as the dog ate; jade green eyes. "I'll call you Yù Jié."
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Yù Jié had lived for an untold time by the name of Freak. It had been the only name he knew and it cut into him every time it was used, because he understood that it wasn't actually a name. For the years he had lived on the streets of London he had still been, Freak.
So when he woke up in the behind the school, in an area that he did not know he had not been adverse to the name Dog. That is, after he got over the shock of discovering he was indeed... a dog.
But to be given a real name, even if it was in a language he didn't understand, Yù Jié's breath had quickened and his chest had hurt. Had he still been human, he was sure he would have cried.
He liked this Wufei, and it was the first time he had ever liked anyone. So Yù Jié began following the strange boy wherever he went. Using the funny stuff, that had started to come more easily, he kept himself from being seen. Even though there were moments when Wufei seemed to know that someone was watching him.
He wondered what Wufei was doing there. He wasn't quite like the other students; smelling of metal and guns and something that set Yù Jié's hackles up, no matter how much he liked him. He didn't really get close to any of the others either. The most Yù Jié had ever seen him talk was when he was talking to him.
Then a man named Sibelius Carter came and everything changed.
The man also had that vague scent that Wufei had but it was much stronger and made Yù Jié nervous. He had the mean look that many of the residents of London's streets had worn and that made Yù Jié afraid.
When he saw Wufei sneak into the building that Carter was in, he followed; because as afraid as he was, he was even more afraid for Wufei. Though he could not figure out why and put it down to more of the funny stuff.
For awhile he lost the other boy, but when several shots rang out from a room down the hall he ran forward with his heart in his throat.
There was Wufei, standing over a very dead Carter and clutching at his own bleeding arm. His head jerked up at the sound of footsteps and he attempted to open the window, but it was welded shut. Yù Jié whimpered as Wufei aimed his gun to the window, intent on shooting his way out, when the room filled with soldiers aiming their weapons at Wufei. No one had noticed him yet.
"Stand down!" came the command from the head soldier. Wufei snarled and moved to fire his gun, clearly wishing to die rather than get caught.
Yù Jié snapped. He charged the soldiers in a snarling mass of teeth and claws. He had never before retaliated when someone had tried to harm him; never with the Dursley's, never on the streets of London, and never on L1. But the idea of his new friend dying sent chills down his spine and put him in a frenzy of rage that he had never felt before.
There were several snapping sounds and Yù Jié howled at the familiar feeling of bones breaking, however the final soldier standing over him jerked back when he leveled his gun between Yù Jié's eyes. A blossom of blood from his chest turned into a splatter in the air as he fell backwards from the force of the bullet.
Yù Jié whimpered and tried to scramble to his feet but ceased from the pain as Wufei walked over to stand above him; gun dangling loosely from his fingers.
He hunched over and Yù Jié found himself being scooped off the floor and shifted into a one-arm hold. A feat, considering he was not a small dog, even if he was severely underweight.
Wufei gripped his gun and began to run.
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"It'd be better to put him out of his misery. Easier."
"Don't Yuy. I'd be dead right now if it wasn't for this dog."
"It will take effort and care. Time you do not have Chang."
Yù Jié could feel himself becoming more aware and he felt strange. He was in pain, but it was as though the pain belonged to someone else. Slowly he blinked and tried to look around. Two boys, barely 15, were standing over him and arguing. It took a moment for him to recognize Wufei.
"I do not plan on caring for him myself. I was thinking of taking him to that Bloom Onna. I have to head over there anyway to meet up with Barton. We have a mission together."
"It'd be easier to kill him now." the second boy reiterated and it finally sunk in that they were talking about him. With a yelp Yù Jié tried to get up and run. Strangely he couldn't stand up straight and he only stumbled away a few feet, panting. He looked down at himself and nearly passed out again.
One leg was in a crude splint. Yù Jié could feel the panic coming on as he stared at the two boys in terror. He didn't want to be killed. He whined as he backed away from them.
Wufei frowned and turned to the shorter boy, "You will not kill the poor creature Yuy. Dog or not, he has saved my life and I owe him at least this much."
Yuy on the other hand narrowed his eyes and watched Yù Jié closely, "Chang do you notice anything odd about the mongrel?"
Wufei raised an eyebrow, "Odd how?"
Yuy didn't answer. Instead he approached Yù Jié who clumsily tried to run again. He wasn't sure how to move with the splint. It was similar to when he first learned to move with four legs. Yuy paused and looked over at Wufei. "Fine, we'll take him to the circus. Trowa and Quatre will be there as well. We need to touch base anyway."
Wufei shrugged and slowly approached Yù Jié, who had relaxed visibly when they decided not to kill him. "Come here Yù Jié," Wufei said holding out his hand, "I will not hurt you."
Cautiously he crept closer to the outstretched hand, unsure of what the boy wanted him to do. Once he got closer the boy began petting him gently as he did the first time he let the Chinese boy touch him. It was soothing and Yù Jié found himself relaxing.
"We'll take you some place safe," Wufei said as Yù Jié relaxed a little more, "Someplace where you will be home instead of on the streets."
He looked up at the boy in confusion and as if sensing it Wufei continued to pet him. Relaxing against the boy Yù Jié thought about that.
A home.
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Yù Jié did not like being in a cage. It was even smaller then his cupboard and that had been very small indeed. When Chang had first come in with the dog cage he'd whined and gone into the far corner, he felt horrible that Wufei would do that to him. But Chang had explained that he couldn't get on the transport ship without being in the carrier.
Yuy had just watched with a suspicious look.
That was how he ended up in the back of the plane, in a small carrier with several other animals making noises in their own carriers. Yù Jié had lost track of the time, but when the ship set down he could feel the vibrations right down to his bones. Whining softly he hunkered down and waited.
They did not take him out of the carrier until they were in a jeep and Yù Jié was so relieved. Muscles that he didn't even know had been tense, relaxed. Once more he caught Yuy watching him with that confused and suspicious look.
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The circus was huge and Yù Jié felt excitement course through him at the sight. He had never been to a circus before. He was beginning to think he never wanted to be human again. He was treated much better as a dog, at least now that he'd met Wufei.
Wobbling a bit he jumped down from the back seat as Wufei held the door open for him. He fell into a heap and after a moment managed to get up. His splint was making it hard to walk.
A woman came out of a nearby trailer and walked over to meet them. "Hey boys, this the puppy you picked up?" She asked as she bent down and held out her hand to Yù Jié as Wufei had first done. Still not knowing what they expected him to do when they did that he sat down in front of her and cocked his head.
The woman grinned and gently picked him up. "You look like you've been through a war, little one. Let's get you looked at."
"I named him Yù Jié," Wufei spoke up as he fell into step beside her, "He has one broken forepaw; a few, though I couldn't tell how many, broken ribs; and several deep lacerations."
"And he's alive?" she sounded surprised. Wufei shrugged.
"He protected me, helped me escape. I owed him."
Yù Jié could tell the woman holding him was trying not to laugh. "Come on, Quatre is waiting in the medical tent. Trowa and Duo have gone out to get some things from town. They'll be back in an hour or so." Wufei and Yuy nodded.
As they ducked inside a large white tent Yù Jié looked around, the tent was virtually empty except for a small blonde-haired boy sitting in the back with a tall, dark man, who was standing perfectly straight. He perked up in curiosity as they drew closer and wondered which person was Quatre.
The boy with blonde hair narrowed his eyes in confusion as they drew closer and met Yù Jié's eyes. He raised a slim eyebrow, "I don't understand," he said as the others turned to look at him, "that looks like a dog, but its feelings are very... human."
"His reactions are odd as well." Yuy said slowly, "he seems to understand what we say."
Catherine looked between the boys and snorted, "This war is turning you guys all kinds of crazy. A dog is a dog and Yù Jié's no different. He may be odd but that just means he'll fit right in with you oddballs. Now out of the tent, go discuss your secrets-that-you-can't-share and leave me to fixing up the poor puppy."
"He's definitely not a puppy anymore..." began the blonde-haired boy, but he fell silent at the look Catherine shot him. "Right, work to do, bye!" And with that the boys left the tent.
Catherine turned to Yù Jié, who resisted the urge to shrink back. Wufei seemed to trust her, though he had sensed a bit of disdain, so he should as well. "Let's get you fixed up, love. Give me a week and you'll be good as new."
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It was like a dream.
Yù Jié had moments where he was certain it was.
The kind lady Catherine and another gentleman called Phil, had patched him up. He'd been startled when they had broken his odd paw and re-set it, murmuring soothing words to him all the while. But when, after the first month had passed, he found himself no longer limping as badly, he figured it was for the best.
They fed him good food, three times a day and a young trapeze artists named Suki constantly sat down with him to brush the tangles out of his long fur. Trowa would teach him tricks when he was around. Quatre would read aloud, though Yù Jié heard him mumbling about why he felt the need to read to a dog and was this a sign of him loosing it? Duo, whom Yù Jié met later, would play rough games with him. And Samuel, the lion tamer, always gave him treats on the sly.
The whole circus had become his home. True Wufei and his four friends were in and out, and he rarely saw them, but he was still home, and Yù Jié had never had a home before.
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The circus was constantly on the move. Summer apparently passed into fall, but Yù Jié couldn't really tell since the colony always had even weather.
By that time Yù Jié hadn't seen the five boys who had become so close to him for awhile. He often found himself staring at the Earth when it was visible, knowing that they were there; doing something dangerous.
September brought news of a colony being destroyed. November brought news of another one self-destructing. This one sent Yù Jié into a panic, since Catherine had whispered to the ringmaster that that was Wufei's home colony. Winter dropped in temperature so the seasonal plants could sleep.
There was an epic battle on Christmas Eve that could be seen from the colony. The entire circus ground to a halt, waiting with baited breath for the outcome. Catherine and many others gasped in horror as something began to fall to Earth and Yù Jié didn't understand why many of them began to cry. However, more gasps greeted an enormous flash and Yù Jié just consigned himself to being confused.
The war ended.
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The next year didn't bring peace though. There was an uprising, though Yù Jié only learned about it from the snippets of conversation he overheard and he didn't understand most of it.
What he understood was that he didn't see Wufei at all that year.
He felt abandoned; a feeling that he had never fully felt before, since he had never really been accepted before. Wufei had been the first to ever show him kindness. He saw the other four fleetingly but he was always waiting for Wufei. Quatre would often rub his chest when near him and watch him with sad, knowing eyes.
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That year drew to a close as well and changes began to sweep through the colonies and Earth itself. The four pilots seemed to have a weight lifted off them, though Heero and Duo were rarely there. Quatre came more often to spend time with Trowa and Yù Jié waited.
It was morning when he came.
White clothing glowing softly in the brightening lights, hair pulled back tightly, a rucksack over his shoulder, and a tired look in his eyes.
Yù Jié ran up to him and halted at his feet, unsure of what to do next.
Wufei smiled and crouched down, dropping his bag, to envelope Yù Jié in a hug. He grinned a big, doggy grin and chuckled in a dog-like wuffle when Duo glomped them from the side. Quatre threw himself onto their dog-pile and Wufei began cursing in his native tongue. Trowa and Heero exchanged a glance and in a rare show of anything other than stoicism threw themselves on the pile as well.
Yù Jié could hear the click of Catherine's camera, Wufei's shouts of injustice, Duo's booming laughter, Trowa and Heero's more maniacal laughter, and Quatre's giggles.
His family was together now.
Home.
Okay. The question is as follows: Harry will have a very innocent personality, in some ways he'll be like a child, very naive, in others though he'll be much older, considering his experiences. Keeping this in mind do you the readers want a Harry/Wufei slash (what I was originally going to do) or a Harry/Wufei mentor (what I though might be good as well) relationship?
The decision is yours.
Also does anyone know which colony Catherine's circus was on? I think it was L3 but I can't remember.
